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Greater Bay Airlines suspends Bangkok flights for over 4 months amid fuel price surge

Greater Bay Airlines has suspended its flights between Hong Kong and Bangkok for over four months, from mid-May to late September. The airline cited rising fuel prices and a volatile market environment as the reason for the service disruption.

Fiona SunSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-16 · 06:08 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Greater Bay Airlines suspends Bangkok flights for over 4 months amid fuel price surge
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Greater Bay Airlines has suspended its flights between Hong Kong and Bangkok for over four months, from mid-May to late September. The airline cited rising fuel prices and a volatile market environment as the reason for the service disruption. The suspension affects flights from Hong Kong to Bangkok between May 11 and September 22, and flights from Bangkok to Hong Kong between May 12 and September 30. The airline has apologized to passengers impacted by these adjustments. The surge in fuel prices is reportedly linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Due to the continued rise in fuel prices and the constantly changing market environment, Greater Bay Airlines has made short-term adjustments to services on certain routes.

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The airline adjusted services due to rising fuel prices.

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The suspension is between May 11 and September 22 (HK to Bangkok) and May 12 and September 30 (Bangkok to HK).

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Greater Bay Airlines has suspended flights between Hong Kong and Bangkok for over four months.

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Greater Bay Airlines has suspended its flights between Hong Kong and Bangkok for more than four months amid surging fuel prices driven by the conflict in the Middle East.The airline’s website on Thursday showed no flights from Hong Kong to Bangkok between May 11 and September 22, and none from Bangkok to Hong Kong between May 12 and September 30.The carrier said it had adjusted its services due to rising fuel prices and apologised to affected travellers.05:36Will the war in Iran leave Asian airlines grounded?Will the war in Iran leave Asian airlines grounded?“Due to the continued rise in fuel prices and the constantly changing market environment, Greater Bay Airlines has made short-term adjustments to services on certain routes,” the airline said.
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